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• #90 by burn_your_money on 02 Oct, 2007 04:29
• Yeah I'm excited about it
  
  He's definitely a fan of braising. I know he told me he was going to weld in the PS foot well area instead of braising.
  Once he gets a bit more done I can build my rottisory and get to work on the underneath.
  I'll let you know if anything comes up Duane, right now I'm just waiting to receive my turbo
• #91 by regcheeseman on 03 Oct, 2007 03:06
• If you or others need a rottisorie, maybe these will be of interest?
  
  I made these from 50 mm box steel and cost about £70 in materials alone.
  
  
  They are welded up so the caddy is held slightly over centre - please note I facked up the angle cuts on the bottom of the stand, and the brace is in a different place to drawings - please follow the drawings (I didn't!)
  
  
  
  Cut the box up as follows..and weld together
  
  
  And make the mounts as shown..
  
  
  I bolted the mounts up to the car, then offered the front frame up so there would be just enough gap between bottom of stand and wing (about 1" with a mate stood holding a 1" plank against the car.) I then tacked it in place and then did the same to the back frame.
  
  I unbolted the lot and welded it all up at work good and solid.
  
  To lift the car I just slide a bar in one of the frames to make a lever and lift - I can do it on my own no probs.
  To drop it down again, you need two as its impossible to push the car from one side and hold it on the other side on your own.
  
  It is dead easy with two though.
• #92 by BlackTieTD on 03 Oct, 2007 09:37
• hey braising beats fiberglass. cant wait to see this thing in the flesh.
• #93 by akrallysport on 04 Oct, 2007 06:59
• Brazing definitely beat fibreglass, but I would prefer to Mig or Tig it... Brazing just heats up the metal on too large of an area for my liking. I know it doesn't heat it up like oxy-gas welding, but it's enough, IMO.
  
  Liking the progress though.
• #94 by BlackTieTD on 05 Oct, 2007 05:53
• i like the idea of this one being saved vs. crushed  
• #95 by burn_your_money on 06 Oct, 2007 00:56
• yeah most people would have crushed this one, but it is way too rare for me to pass up
• #96 by Patrick on 06 Oct, 2007 04:32
• Don't want to be a pain, but there's a reason people don't braze much anymore. You will eventually get rust because the two different metals (body steel and brazing rod) work against each other just like a battery. Still beats fibreglass and bondo though!
• #97 by Slave2School on 06 Oct, 2007 05:00
• Galvanic corrosion will take a long time to appear if brazing is done properly.  I would be more worried if the caddy was going to sit underwater unpainted for a while
  
  I would consider putting on something like this:
  
  http://www.counteractrust.ca/
  
  The BMW will get one when it is done getting the body pimped
• #98 by burn_your_money on 07 Oct, 2007 15:25
• I couldn't get that link to work.
  
  I'm half planning on tearing the truck down again in a couple of years to redo it and do it myself so as long as it lasts that long with no problems I'll be happy. I have some things planned that just aren't practical right now.
  
  In the mean time though look what arrived  
  
  
  
  freshly rebuilt from Mr Tom Berry  
• #99 by Slave2School on 07 Oct, 2007 16:03
• I'd normally use snipurl but I guess I didn't notice how long that was hahaha.
  
  Here this should be short enough even for the folks with 640x480 monitors
  
  http://www.counteractrust.ca/
  
  Something like that, now not sure if it is bunk or not, but living a mere 12km from the Bay of Fundy I plan on installing whatever I can to reasonably prevent corrosion once the BMW is done
• #100 by Slave2School on 07 Oct, 2007 16:11
• Would a brake rotor be ok?  The BMW has a couple that I am not going to use I can shine them right up with a wire wheel and then give it a try.
• #101 by burn_your_money on 08 Oct, 2007 11:59
• Nice I've been wondering how those things work. Definitely do some testing please
• #102 by Slave2School on 08 Oct, 2007 13:23
• Will do  It won't be for a few days, I think they will go on sale again soon.  I should have snagged one when they were $199 instead of $299 like they are now :mad:
• #103 by blkboostedtruck on 12 Oct, 2007 11:53
• A buddy of mine has one of those on his bio-consuming caddy and he runs his in the in winter here milwaukee! He just bought the truck a year ago! so it might be awhile before it might show something? or not? I'll keep you guys posted if it works or not!
  thanks Duane
• #104 by burn_your_money on 23 Oct, 2007 07:45
• Wikdslo came up for a visit so we had to work on his rabbit of course  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Blinker fluid is a little low buddy
  
  
  
  He let me take it for a spin around town, **** I miss driving a mk1 Especially a 1.6NA.
  
  Thewinterbeater stopped by to say hello
  
  
  
  And Sam from Hamilton decided that I should do a heater core for him on his winter beater
  
  
  
  
  Yeah, no idea what I'm doing
  
  And here is the parts stash, slowly growing.
  
  
  
  
  
  Can't forget the chevette love
  
  
  My brother's friend Josh
  
  
  Brother's vette waiting for new calipers